Lowell officially strengthened into a major hurricane late Tuesday night. The storm just became a hurricane early Tuesday morning, and underwent rapid intensification at nighttime. The National Hurricane Center announced that Lowell was upgraded to a Category 5 storm Wednesday evening.

Hawaii is bracing for rough surf, gusty winds, and heavy rain as Hurricane Lowell tracks toward the islands over Labor Day weekend. Hawaii Gov.

Powerful Hurricane Lowell is forecast to turn sharply toward Hawaii, threatening dangerous surf, flooding, heavy rain and strong winds around Labor Day. Though Lowell has weakened from its peak

Hurricane Lowell intensified to a Category 5 storm Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to remain a powerful hurricane over the next several days, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the cyclone was located about 445 miles (715 kilometers) south of Hilo,

Hurricane Lowell has grown into a Category 5 storm with winds near 160 miles per hour as it moves toward Hawaii. It was later downgraded to Category 4, but officials still call it a major threat. On Wednesday evening,